Jean Poton de Xaintrailles

Jean Poton de Xaintrailles (1390-1461) was a French officer who served as one of Joan of Arc's lieutenants during the Hundred Years' War.

Biography
Jean Poton de Xaintrailles was born into a family of minor nobles from Gascony, France, and he served as a master of the royal stables, royal bailiff in Berry, and as a seneschal of Limousin. In 1424, he fought at Verneuil, and he helped Joan of Arc in ending the Siege of Orleans in 1429, despite being badly wounded. He was captured at Cravant, and he was exchanged for John Talbot, 1st Earl of Shrewsbury. Xaintrailles and La Hire were loyal to Joan until the end, attacking Compiegne to rescue her, only to discover that she had been moved to Rouen. In the latter phase of the war, he took part in the conquest of Normandy and the reconquest of Guyenne, and he was appointed a Marshal of France in 1454. He died in 1461.